GAME NOTES

The ENMU Greyhounds volleyball team plays its first conference match on Saturday at Texas A&M-Kingsville. ENMU is looking to recover from a five-set loss to Lubbock Christian while the Javelinas enter the match at 8-1. First serve is slated for 1 p.m. (MDT) at the Gil E. Steinke Physical Education Center.
 
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First Serve
• ENMU Head Coach Sia Poyer (38-63), in his fourth-year at the helm of the volleyball program, needs 12 victories to eclipse the 50-win plateau.
• The Greyhounds and Javelinas have met many times on the court in recent history. Eastern has not beaten TAMU-Kingsville since Nov. 6, 2004.
• Lauren Frye enters her senior season with 1,310 career kills. Frye is currently ranked No. 3 on the all-time list and needs 385 kills to break Christabell Mariner's program record of 1,695. The Amissville, Va., native was a First Team All-Conference selection a year ago and picked up a tournament-high 73 kills at the WTAMU Lady Buff Classic and garnered an All-Tournament selection at the Tarleton State Tournament.
• Senior Courtney Lawson aims to end her prolific career in the Green and Silver with a bang. Lawson was named one of three Academic Greyhounds of the year last year and has 29 double-doubles during her tenure at ENMU, including five this season. The senior from Rio Rancho, N.M. notched 10 kills and 14 digs on Tuesday agaisnt LCU.
• Junior Alexis Aguirre and sophomore Kaitlyn Kluna have shared time at setter this season, dishing out a combined 438 dimes. Kluna (171 assists) was named to the All-Tournament team this past weekend at the Tarleton State Tournament.
• Junior libero Andrea Aguilar has 179 digs this season after setting the ninth-highest mark in school history last year with 522. The Clovis, N.M. native needs three to break 1,000 in her career with the Greyhounds. Aguilar is coming off a season-high performance with 25 digs in Tuesday's match against the Lady Chaps.
• Junior Brooklyn Biel is coming off a pair of impressive tournament performances at the WTAMU Lady Buff Classic and the Tarleton State Tournament. Of the nine matches, Biel has gone above double-digits in all but one contest and posted 20 kills in the five-set win against Adams State. Additionally, the Albuquerque, N.M., native has hit .300 or better in five matches.
• Junior Amanda Dietz picked up 23 kills and 17.0 blocks last weekend. The Albuquerque, N.M., native also hit above .300 in both matches on Sept. 9 against Colorado Christian and Central Oklahoma.
• The Green and Silver also have four newcomers for the coming campaign. Freshmen Jessica Veeman, Taylor Gikas, Sarah Tuioti-Mariner and Sadie Phimmasone all joined ENMU with expectations of excellence.
 
Schedule Breakdown
• The 'Hounds are 0-11 since 2008 against the Javelinas. The last win for Eastern came on Nov. 8, 2004.
• The Green and Silver open the season with tournaments the first two weekends of the season before hosting New Mexico Highlands at Greyhound Arena on Sept. 20.
• ENMU will host 10 matches at the friendly confines of Greyhound Arena. Of the 10 home contests, nine are against foes from the Lone Star Conference
 
'Hounds Chasing Records
• Senior Lauren Frye is eyeing a number of records at ENMU. Currently she ranks in the top 10 in career kills (3rd), attack attempts (4th) and block assists (7th). Additionally, Frye has 68 matches in her career with at least 10 kills and 14 matches with over 20 kills. The Amissville, Va., native needs 381 kills to move into second place on the All-Time list.
• Senior Courtney Lawson currently sits at seventh-place in her career for service aces with 111. Lawson needs 42 to match Jennifer Goble's all-time record.
 
Lone Star Conference Outlook
• The Greyhounds were picked to finish ninth in the Lone Star Conference, despite returning 13 letterwinners
• Tarleton State's Hailey Roberts was named Offensive Player of the Year, Texas Woman's Sara Oxford earned Defensive Player of the Year acclaim, and Texas A&M-Kingsville's Casey Klobedans was tabbed Setter of the Year.
• Angelo State was the narrow favorite to capture the Lone Star Conference title, according to the 2016 LSC volleyball preseason poll. The league's preseason polls reflect the opinions of LSC head coaches and sports information directors, plus various media representatives from throughout the region.
 
LSC Preseason Poll
               Place     Team                                     Points  
               1.            Angelo State (13)                             301
               2.            Tarleton State (12)          291
               3.            Texas Woman's                                239
               4.            West Texas A&M (4)      206
               5.            Texas A&M - Kingsville  184
               6.            Western New Mexico    176
               7.            Cameron                             158
               8.            Texas A&M - Commerce               154
               9.            Eastern New Mexico      99
               10.          Midwestern State           61
               11.          UT Permian Basin             45
 
All-Tournament Performers
• WTAMU Lady Buff Classic - Eastern finished 3-1 at the West Texas A&M Lady Buff Classic. Senior Lauren Frye led the tournament with 73 kills while Brooklyn Biel and Andrea Aguilar were named to the All-Tournament team.
• Tarleton State Tournament - Eastern went 1-3 at the Tarleton State Tournament in Stephenville. Lauren Frye and Kaitlyn Kluna were named to the All-Tournament team.
 
Scouting Report
• Scouting Texas A&M-Kingsville - Kingsville enters the first conference match of the season with an 8-1 mark. Krystal Faison leads the offense with 111 kills and Casey Klobedans has set the table for an offensive unit that has hit .231 on the year. The Javelinas open conference play on Friday against Western New Mexico before hosting ENMU on Saturday.